Optimization of the scan protocols for CT-based material extraction in small animal PET/CT studies

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 731, Issue , 2013, Pages 299-304

  Yang, Ching Ching ^a   Yu, Jhih An ^b   Yang, Bang Hung ^b,c   Wu, Tung Hsin ^b  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dual energy computed tomography; Material extraction; Radiation dose

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION CURVES; DUAL-ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; IMAGE INFORMATION; PHYSICAL DENSITY; SEGMENTATION ACCURACY; SMALL ANIMAL PET; SMALL ANIMAL STUDY;

ANIMALS; DOSIMETRY; EXTRACTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84888391191     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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